1.Hashimoto Thyroiditis Presenting with a Transient Myotonia
Sang Soo LEE ; Minju CHA ; Minju YEO
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2018;36(1):49-51
No abstract available.
Hashimoto Disease
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Myotonia
2.Recurrent Transient Global Amnesia in a Hot and Humid Machinery Room.
Kyung Hyun MIN ; Ji Seon KIM ; Sang Soo LEE ; Sung Hyun LEE ; Dong Ick SHIN ; Seo Young CHOI ; Minju YEO ; Inha KIM ; Sejin YANG ; Jin Hyun KIM
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2015;33(1):33-35
Transient global amnesia (TGA) is characterized by abrupt onset temporary dysfunction of anterograde and retrograde amnesia without other neurologic deficits. We encountered a 53-year-old man who developed recurrent TGA while working in a hot and humid machinery room (33degrees C and 64% relative humidity). Heat exposure and physical exertion may facilitate the leakage of cytokines into the systemic circulation so as to cause a cerebral endothelial insult. Functional insufficiency of the hippocampus and its connections caused by physical and environmental factors may be related to recurrent attacks.
Amnesia, Retrograde
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Amnesia, Transient Global*
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Cytokines
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Hippocampus
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Hot Temperature
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Neurologic Manifestations
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Physical Exertion
3.Association between carotid intima-media thickness and Ankle-Brachial Index in patients with ischemic stroke.
Young Mi YOON ; Hyung Suk LEE ; Shin Hye BAEK ; Hye Lim LEE ; Minju YEO ; Seo Young CHOI ; Ji Seon KIM ; Sung Hyun LEE ; Sang Soo LEE ; Dong Ick SHIN
Journal of Biomedical Research 2014;15(2):68-71
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) is the ratio of blood pressure in the lower legs to that in the arms. The intima-media thickness (IMT) of extracranial carotid arteries determined by B-mode ultrasound is a measurable index of the presence of atherosclerosis. A low ABI and a high carotid IMT are independently related to increased risk of cardiovascular events. This study examined the association between carotid IMT and ABI in patients with ischemic stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospectively, 116 hospitalized patients with ischemic stroke were recruited. Using a pulse wave velocity ABI device along with carotid duplex sonography, we measured carotid IMT and ABI and investigated the correlation between average values. RESULTS: There was a significant difference in carotid IMT between the normal and abnormal ABI groups (P=0.0262). The group with an abnormal ABI was more than five times as likely to have increased carotid IMT as the group with a normal ABI (age, sex-adjusted OR 5.67 (95% CI 1.85~17.38)). The ABI and carotid IMT showed a weak inverse linear correlation in patients with ischemic stroke (correlation coefficient -0.378 after adjusting for age and sex). CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that an abnormal ABI is associated with a high carotid IMT in patients with ischemic stroke.
Ankle Brachial Index*
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Arm
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Atherosclerosis
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Blood Pressure
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Carotid Arteries
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Carotid Intima-Media Thickness*
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Humans
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Leg
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Pulse Wave Analysis
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Retrospective Studies
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Stroke*
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Ultrasonography